Human Anatomy & Physiology
01B.3 Body Planes & Sections
Planes that divide the body:
Sagittal Plane
 The sagittal plane divides the body into a right and left part.
 If this is done on the mid-line of the body, it is known as the
mid-sagittal plane.
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Transverse Plane
 This plane divides the body into a superior (top) and inferior
(bottom) half.
 This plane is commonly called a cross section.
It is used a great deal in MRI and CT scans.
 YouTube: The Visible Human Project
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Frontal or Coronal Plane
 This divides the body into a front section (anterior section) and
a back (posterior) section.
 Just remember: frontal section divides the body or and organ
to have a front section!
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Body Cavities
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Dorsal Body Cavities
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 Cranial
 Spinal
Ventral Body Cavities
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Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic
Abdominopelvic
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The Nine Regions
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Umbilical
Right hypochondriac
Epigastric
Left hypochondriac
Left lumbar
Left iliac
Hypogastric
Right iliac
Right lumbar
Drawing:
The Four Quadrants
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Right upper
Left upper
Left lower
Right lower
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